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I'm not worried about laymen catching it - I'm worried about other dentists noticing. "Second opinion" and all that.
Mostly, I'd assume (but could well be wrong) that the consequences are worse for a dentist than for, say, an auto-mechanic, so there's more incentive for a dentist to be honest.